Arsenal keep letting in rapid-fire goals and it has derailed their season completely

Two in two minutes against Spurs, three in ten minutes against Liverpool and host of others show defensive frailties

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By Danny Higginbotham

1st May 2017, 9:40 am

Updated: 3rd May 2017, 9:53 am

THERE were less than three minutes between Dele Alli’s opener for Tottenham and Harry Kane’s penalty second.

Arsenal fans have seen this happen too often this season — Liverpool scored three in ten minutes against them, Bournemouth and Crystal Palace both netted twice in five minutes and Watford put two past them in three minutes.

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Arsenal players cut dejected figures after Spurs fire in two in two minutes in the North London derby

Instead of rolling up their sleeves and saying ‘OK, let’s go again’, they seem to let it affect them, which has been to the detriment of their season big time.

CHELSEA DEFENCE TIGHT AGAIN

THEIR 3-0 win at Goodison Park was only the second time all season that Everton failed to score at home — the Merseyside derby in December was the other — and they had scored three or more in seven of their previous home games.

It was Chelsea’s first clean sheet in 12 league games. They are back to being sound and secure and what a time to do it.

MAN UNITED CANNOT SEAL DEAL

UNITED have scored the first goal at home ten times this season but the 1-1 draw with Swansea was the 12th Prem game at Old Trafford this term in which they have failed to score more than once.

There should be plenty of goals in United’s midfield if you look at players like Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ander Herrera, Anthony Martial and Juan Mata, when he was fit.

But there simply has not been enough coming from them to finish teams off.

SIGURDSSON KEY FOR SWANS

EX-TOTTENHAM man Gylfi Sigurdsson has been in excellent form for Swansea.

He has excellent awareness of what is around him and the ability to find space in the most congested areas.

He has scored one and made two of Swansea’s last five goals and will be vital in their bid to beat the drop.

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Gylfi Sigurdsson could save Swansea's spot in the Premier League

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